Motor-plow.



Patented June 18, 1912.

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* UNITED STATES 'Y JESSE W. FULLER, or MUNCIE, INDIANA. w

MOTOR-PLOW. l l 11:

Be it .known that lLJnssn W. ULLER, a

citizen of ythe yUnited States, residingat l\Iunc 1e in the county of Delaware and State of Indiana, have inventedy certain new and .--useful Improvements in. Motor Plows, ot'

1 whichf"the following is fa specification.

. invention relatesto motor .propelled agricultural implements and hasespecial referenceto that class of .implements intendedfor' the 'plowing or cultivating of the Soil. i i

Themaeliine herein shown and embodying `my p resent-finvention is built along the lines '\fhee'ls, amotor and fthe connections between.

fgene'rally of motor' driven plows heretofore "j devised; thatis tosay-the machine com- 4prises a 'vehicle frame mounted on traction,

same and the ytraction wheels whereby the f AVehicle may lbe propelled.

Theobjectsofthis invention are. o provide a 'machine capable of per/o/rming all.

ftherequirements of a plowing implement 1n 'f an` improved manner; specific purposes of `25x and C rnyrinvention` are to provide a transmission ing operated" to transmit the driving power tothe tractionfmeclianism yand of beingmade l yfto assistf'in 4the handling of the cultivating 5 new constructiong combination and arrangement'of parts described 1n tlils specification,

`cleiii1ed"fin'tlie" appended claims, and illustrated` infthe accompanying drawings.

In the A drawingssimilar characters of ref- ."erence' are appliedfto the diiierent parts of "ifth'e machine 'as they appear in the several y 'r views, .1n which-L- torszseat beingv not;

" lFigure 1 is''a'side view of my improved V motcr plow, aportion of theframe member 1 being broken away,

` 'vie-wed' -f direction Iindicatedzfbyj Ikthe:

Specification of Letters Patent. Ptentedl 1S 9 Vpplimnm 1aed september 2.5, 1911. serial No. 651,020 i' ontrolling mechanism .capable of be' arrow 5 in Fig. 1. Fie` of the sprocket wheel? Fig. 7 .is a Idetail lview sh and its bearing in t-h is a detailed view of on pling, sleeves used toifetai divided shaft-S38 and'fllla The frame of 'myjilnpro'v implement comprises opp'o tely channel bars `1 and llvspafc yd members 2, 2221) and 2".` ""T 3 and'a are journaled'onftlfim which is secured to the' iiiiderside of` frame bars 1 and lhfloi'irnfi '5i and 5a that are'carri'eld'b the framV 1 yshaft 6. The-.motionpfit'hejspiiole "i Wlieelsj '7, and Ta'that are ca'rried'f-b'y"thishaft Gl'i'isifJ-O transmitted by the sprocket "'cha iid-"tl sprocket wheels 9 that-are s driving wheels. Thev ispio'cil" secured to the shaft fl-iyiand wheel: 7a is mountedf losely"thereb showny in Fig. 6, andfh'a'j'sftherecessesf!! its side. Adjacent to thisffspre et hee f" is a .sleeve 10 mounted "sli'diii l h helil against rotation 'onf thefshai --tlhe 'feather 6a. 6* designate 4-lr'gsio .theendjf'eb said sleeve adapted to engageftherecsses In a peripheral grooifef'ffinf iis '"sle'efvniis:` loosely retained the' ring 1112.* .springli between said sleeve andthefboxing?azholds l.the sleeve V'normally inflockedwengageihet with the sprocket wlieel-L By anhand lerer 13 which has connection-with'ithe lfl'ebyi a connecting rod -14"":"and.,.a1 snitableabell:

V"Sdiameter that. .with th zonta posit-ion there is suitable clearance between them and thelarger friction wheel 22 that is secured on the shaft 6. Y

The internal combustion engine-'23 'which indicated 'by the` arrow' in Fig.1. By this combination and arrangement of-parts operation of the motor glves` continuous rotation wheels 21 and 21a andthe'mechanism also 'acts as a 'balancing element vfor the motor.

l' 'y By a. hand lever 26 which is secured to afcentral arm of the beam 17 'and whose free end is retained at raised or lowered positions by lugs '27 and 27 b 'respectively cnw-the keeper bar 27 ,-the 'operator may manipulate 'the beam 17 Vso that one or the other of the 2'5 shafts 20 bearing the 'friction wheels 21 and friction wheels with' the friction wheel 22.

The journals 20a of the shafts 2l) and which' have their bearing in the boiiings 16 are tapered l( as Shown in Fig. 7 )l so that easy running of the said shafts is not interfered with transversely .disposed draw bar' 30 upon whose endsareconnectedfthe' heads of the i i plow beams 31;- Bolted vto' the end of each .of the plow beams is the head 32; this head has'a slot 32a which engages loosely the end. 5o' of the .draw bar and' is retained vin place-by a suitable nut. "These plow beams are supported-lit proper'h'eight by the means hereinafter described and "are held against transverse vibration in guideways formed' 3'5 by the 'stirrups 34' carried. by the frame.

.The height at Awhich the plow beams are to he carried may be varied by the adjustment screws 3 6.

Caried loosely in bearings 37 is a shaft x to 38'; arms 39 secured thereto have their ends connected by bolts 40 loosely to the heads 32.#v This shaft 38 is divided, the proximate ends thereof provided withthe heads 38?' (see Fig. 8)' are held in place by a divided `sleeve 38. lThe meeting faoesof the two (in opposite directions) of thel frictionA 21Fmay be lowered from the neutral' position shown, and so held that there is fric-v tionalcontact ofone or the' other' of said.

parts' Acomposing this sleeve 'are provided with half bores in which the shaft ends are held so that when'the bolts 38.are tightened- .the vsleeve will be secured to one of the shaft s ,ends 'andwillbe'vloo'se on the other. Foot 70 levers 40 and 40a have their forwardgends securedto the left and righta'portion respectively of the shaft 3 8., On ther ends of a yshaft 4l which is carried loosely in vertical oblong holes' 41a in' the frame are spools 42 75 over which are wound'cables or chains 43 which connectwith' the' plow beams. vThis Shaft is fdivided form the twoparts thereofv being connected by-a sleeve 41D of contructionisimila'r tothe sleeve 38b shown in 80 rigs; f .The friction wheels 44 -c'arried by the shaft 4 1- areofsuch diameter that while the shaft 41 rests inthe bottom ofthe oblong hole 41a there is clearanc'ebetween the wheels 44 and 85 the'friction wheels 28. 4-Near these friction wheels44 are levers 45 trunnioned on the blocks '46 that are carried on the cross memb'er2.'v The front. ends of these levershave loose-connection -with the said shaft 41 90- links 47co'nnectedloosely to the rearends of the .levers '45 are provided with oblong holes 47a'which holes are engaged by the pins 40" carried bythe. foot levers 40 and'. 4011. The relative posit-ions 'of the several 95 partsjust described are clearly shown in Fig. 3.z A f The steering mechanismand the rear support for my improved machine .comprise a body member havingcross armsI 48 and 4 9 '100 'provided with ianges vthat engage slidingly v the edges of the. frame vmembers V-1 and 1a.

Held rotatively in the. cross a'rm 49 isa head bar. 50 of thefork 51. In the ends'o'f this fork are held the ends' of. the axle bar upon 105 'which 4the guide wheel 52fis journaled,v In

the cross arm- 48- is journaled the upright shaft 53 provided'with-the wheel? 54. Secured on the lower end of, this shaft is a sprocket wheel or'spool 55 over which a 11o l chain orl cableffextendslto'the 'stems 5 1A that project 'from-'the'g sides ofth fork 51.I A'screw shaft 57 which'` 'turns'ina threaded blockrf58 carried ybythe member 2 has its ,rear end,"connectedlooselyte the' 'Cross-115 'arm 48. `1

.meet- -every requirement"necessary. in the 12o plowing or breaking' offthe 'soil and is espe cially vintended for the'-iise "of: agricultural- `ists not Arequiring orf needing the heavler type Aof plowinq machine i in 'volving gang plow' tools andheavy expenslve and com- `125 plica'ted motive power and transmission and 'controlling devices. Onel or more plow tools v may be used and themachine 'may be so'con trolled that the plows' may befeectively manipulated and operated withoutvmterferene .wahrhefeagaa af as vaina is travel throughout v`the length; ofthe rc W and j in *its turn freni one row "to the 1 next" row.

j suppv ILted"atftlie,"raised,position shown. ff; To

raisefand support lthe'l plow', beam the hfand l wheely Lllis rotated ,until the plow bean)A is Kil raised to thevfvdesired height; the pawl lX61 whichis movable on the stud 61@l carried by the'"I'na'chine :frame ,and which pawl normallyv occupies the dotted line position shown'jin Fig. 1", is thenmoved into engage y. inen-tlwith the .ratchet wheel 62' secured t to f'jthey shaft 41 thereby holding it against reversemovement. r r

. Control: Olathe-mater .23 is had by usual regulating and .throttling devices carried at' the steering wheel. Operating the motor ini thedirect-ionfindicated by the arrow on the p1n1on24jthe friction wheelsv 21 and 21n will' tunwin the directions shown by the arrows 'marked thereon. Raising the lever 26 will, "movethe beamlf? thereby bringing friction 'fwheel 21,y to Contact with the friction Wheel and rotat'in'gthegshaft-.26 in ,the direction to. give forward movement to. the' traction wheels Sand 3a." 'For rearward movement ofthettraction wheels thelever 26 is vdev pressed f which lraises wheel 21 and depresses vwheel 21?. The speed at which the4 wheel 22.V

is rotated is governed-,by the pressure eX- ertedtoiF increase orI decrease the frictional contact ybetween thev'wlieels 22 and 21 or 21a. 1. N Themaximum .depth in the soil at which theifplow blade is towork, having been determined, the adjustment screw 36 is set ac-4 icordingly.- The pawl Glis then returned to vfthe-dotted linevposition (disengaged from theiratchet wheel 62) the plow vbeam being4 thus released descends tothe dotted line position and rests onlthe vhead of the adjustnientV screw. The machine is n ow ready to `proceed'with--the work` of plowing. With 'utheraising-then `ofthe lever 26 contact of :flhe Vfriction wheel 21 with the wheel 22 is ;alV

thisgives a gradual movement forward of thevehicle* By further raising the lever 26 thereby increasing the contact preste;

-.siii'.euntil there is noslippage between the friction wheels the movement of the vehicle :isfgradually increased to maximum speed. 'Pheleven 26 is then held` by the lug 27.l and .thegoperators attention is given to guiding thevehiclefby the wheel 54 and xo t. control.Y- ling the operation of the plow tools by the pot'leversw and 40a.' By pressureon the rlightv` for. leftv foot vlever 40 or 40 respecplowbeam head 32 `may be vraised"within such range that'rthe poil'lt" Of the ,'plow" blade may be inclined properly." If necessaryto quickly raise the .plows to avoid `striking an lobstruction such aS-'arock 'or stump the footlever 1s further depressed; the pin 40h is thus brought to engage tliehottom edge ofithefhole the link t7 the movement then lof `thellever 45, raises vthe shaft yfil-and,causes frictional contact vof. the wheel ai Hwith 1, thewheel28 lthe actuating ,wheel La and Ltherotation oi thegspool 4.2 causing tiieabgaggfto Ybe raised. vvWith, a release -by the operai@ @if thefoot pressure-the friction'wheel cedes and the plow beamdrops back to opv i erative lower position. It is obvious that j either one of the plows or both of them at the same time may be manipulated bythe.

footpressureexerted at the foot levers 40 Asition to the position enga edf-With the ratchet wheel 621thereby1prevnting rever@ ymovement of the shaft 4:1. `The hand level f l3 isfthen moved.' rearwardly which' shifts' the sleeve -.10.foutfof engagement 'f withA the sp rocket wheel 7 a thus permitting the sprocket wheel 7 a to idle on itsk bearingl Turnlng the vehicle at .the end of the plowed row is thus .materially facilitated. The! frame that sup- 'ports the guide `Wheelbeing.capable ofadjustmunt ylongitllildinally -of the `machine frame the lengt of the machinemay be easily varied to accord to the number ci? plow tools used it being desirable to in.

crease the@l length of the wheel 'base Wiih'the increase ofthe number ofl/Vhat I' chum 1s: l 1. In 'a 'cultlvatlng machine comprising a plow tools used. f

lmain frame, an axle bar and traction wheels l lon the axle bar, a motor drlven shaft journaled on the frame, a first-and second standj ard 'carried by the frame, a beam trun nioned -on the' second standard, countery shafts journaled parallel with and "at each side of the .axial center'of the 'driven shaft,

their ends being journaled in boxings car- .ried by t-he first standard and in the beamV trunnioned on the second`standard, a friction wheel ont-he driven shaft., a friction wheel on each of the countershafts ofv diamv eter to make contact with theA first named friction wheel when the said trunnioned beam is moved, gear wheels secured "on the ends of the countershafts` and intermeshing with each other, connections between the motor and one of these gear wheels, second# ary friction wheels on the driven shaft, a draw bar carried by the frame,l"guideway stirrups carried vby the frame, tool carrier` beams carried'loosely in saidfstirrups and having theirheads connected loosely to theI Y 125 v to vary the heights at which t-heltool carrier-- draw bar,adjustment screwsinfv the stir'rupsV bars are carried, a jointed shaft having itsf` -ends journaled in bearings carried by the l` frame, arms secured to the lends ofysaid jointed shaft and havmg loose connection i3@- lio with the heads centrally jointed and having its ends Icarried loosely in oblong holes therefor in the frame, chains Wound on thebeam shaft and having connection with the tool carrier beams, friction Wheels secured to the beam shaft, lift levers fulcrumed on a cross member of the frame and having their forward ends connected to the beam shaft, vertical links connected to the rear ends of said lift levers and having slots in their bottomv ends, and pins carried by the foot levers to engage said slots. f

- 2. In a machine .of the. kind described,'the combination of a frame, a motor driven shaft journaled on the frame, a Ifirst and second standard ycarried by the frame, a beam trunnioned on the second standard, countershafts journaled parallel with and at each side of the axial center of the driven shaft,

their ends beingjournaled in boXings car-Jy ried by the first standard'andfin the beam trunnioned on the second'standard, a friction vWheel on the driven shaft, a friction'wheel on each of the countershaftsof diameterfto make contact With'the first named friction wheel when the said trunnioned beam is moved, gear wheels secured onthe ends of the countershafts and intermeshingl with each other, a gear wheel secured on the motor driven shaft and intermeshing with one ofthe aforesaid gear Wheels, a secondary friction .wheel'on the driven shaft, a draw Ibar carried by the frame, a guideway stir-A rup carried by the frame, a tool 'carrier beam carried loosely in said -stirrup and having its head connected loosely to the drawbar,

adjustment means in the stirrup to vary the height at which the tool Icarrier beam is carried, a shafthaving its end journaled in bearings carried by the frame, an arm'secured to the said shaft and having loose connection with the head of the tool carrier beam, a foot lever having its forward end ASecured to said shaft, a beam Ashaft having its ends carried loosely in oblong holes Vtherefor in the frame, a chain Wound on the beam vshaft and having connection with the tool' carrier beam, a friction wheel secured to thefbeam shaft, a lift lever fulcrumed on a cross member of the frame and having its forward end connected to the beam shaft, a vertical link connected to the rear end of the lift leverand having aI slot therein, and af pin carried by the foot lever to engage said slot.

3. In a machine of the kind described, the combination of a driven shaft carried by the frame, a friction 'Wheel secured on the 'said shaft, a draw bar carried by the'frame, a guideway stirrup carried by the frame, a tool carrier beam carried loosely 1n the said stirrnp 5vand havingv its head connected .of the tool carrier beams,y foot leverslhavingtheir forward ends se'-y cured to said jointed shaft, a beam shaftthe said draw bar,

journaled yin bearings carried by the frame,

mosey to the draw bar, a shaft having as.,

ends journaled. in bearings carried bythe frame, yan arm secured to the said shaft and having loose connection with thehead ofthe tool carrier beam, afoot lever having itsfor; Wardend secured to-the said shaft, a beam shaft having its ends carried in oblong holes therefor in the frame, a chain Wound on the tool carrier beam, afriction wheel secured to the beam shaft, ,devices operable by the footy lever to raise the beam shaft, a toothed' ,l beam shaft and having connection with the tool carrier beam, a head on the tool carrier bea-m provided with a slot to engage loosely a shaft having its ends an arm secured to the said shaft and having loose connection with the head of the tool carrier beam, a foot lever having its end secured to said shaft, va beam shaft having its ends carried loosely by the frame, devices operable by the foot lever to .raise thel beam shaft, a chainwound on the beam shaft and having connection with the tool carrier beam, a hand Wheel' secured on vthe beam shaft, a toothed wheel 'secured on'v the beam shaft, and a pawl carried by the frame capable of being moved into and out of y'coperative engagement'with the toothed wheel.

5. In a machine of the kind described, a

frame, a driven shaft, tool carrier beams supported by the frame, friction wheels se- .Cured to the drivenpshaft,a beam shaft dis- -posed above the tool carrierbeams and divided centrally and having its outer end portions carried loosely by the vehicle frame, a coupling member-to hold loosely the proXiv mate ends of the sections of said beam shaft, friction wheels secnredto the beam shaft,

flexible members Wound on the beam shaftl and having connections with the tool carrier beams, and ,means for shifting theL beam shaft to cause contact of its wheels with thewheels Vof the driven shaft whereby the beam shaft is rotated and the are thereby raised. 6; In. a machine of the kind described, va frame, `a driven shaft, tool carrier beams 'supported by the frame, frictionl wheels secured to the driven shaft, a beamshaft disposed above the tool carrier beams divided centrally and having its outer end portions carried 'loosely by the vehicleframe, a coupling member to hold loosely the proximate ends of the sectionsv of the beam shaft, friction wheels asecured to the beam vshaft,'flexi ble members wound on the beam shaft and having vconnections with the tool v carrier beams, means for shifting the beam shaft t0 tool carrier beams v cause contact of its wheels with the wheels In testimon whereof I 'gifixmy signature I of the driven shaft whereby the beam shaft in presence o two witnesses.

.is rotated and lthe tool carrier beams are l JESSE W. FULLER' therebyraised, and hand voperable means carried by the frame to hold the beam shaft Witnesses:

.against rotation at the raised position when THOMAS L. RYAN,

the said friction wheels are out of contact. PETER J. SLANE. 

